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Then maybe they can mitigate the risk without you knowing about it.

• likeabbas 4y ago
  What is that supposed to mean? This is about gaining a further understanding of reality; the universe
  • marmetio 4y ago
    > it’s affecting military training operations and putting our fighter jet pilots at risk
    • likeabbas 4y ago
      I didn’t forget. This issue could be both a security risk for our military members, and also an exciting venture for science.
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      • marmetio 4y ago
        If it was just a science thing or they didn't care about the security risk, I don't see why they'd keep forming new organizations that are increasingly secretive.
        • likeabbas 4y ago
          Because it's not just a science thing. It's a potential threat. Threat is defined as capability x intent. We are seeing these things with insane capabilities, but not really any intent (other than maybe observing our technology).
          • marmetio 4y ago
            We have AARO for addressing the threat. Why is that not good enough?
            • likeabbas 4y ago
              The government works for the citizens. We citizens should be able to know what is happening above our heads.
              • marmetio 4y ago
                They already responded to FOIA requests, briefed Congress publicly and privately, and announced AARO when they didn't have to. We're pretty well-informed, and Congress has some oversight. It's very ordinary.
                • likeabbas 4y ago
                  This subject is anything but ordinary. The former Deputy Secretary of Defense for Intelligence wrote a blog alleging that there are black projects hidden within DoD contractors that are reverse engineering non-human intelligence craft. He's presented enough evidence to congress for them to add specific legislation to bring these programs to light.
                  • marmetio 4y ago
                    If that's true, then clearly they're doing something about it, so I don't understand why you think they're not doing enough for security. If it is aliens, why would they confirm it and start a race to get alien tech first? You can wait a bit for them to figure it out. If it's not aliens, why would they reveal the details of classified information?
                    • likeabbas 4y ago
                      The only thing I'm doing is trying to convince people this is not a waste in effort to track. Many have been hoping for government disclosure for decades, but now the timeline for that to happen seems to be accelerating